I will sing and make music with all my being.108:1 Or with my glory
2 Awake, O harp and lyre!
I will awaken the dawn.
3 I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations;
I will sing Your praises among the peoples.
4 For Your loving devotion extends beyond the heavens,
and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
may Your glory cover all the earth.
6 Respond and save us with Your right hand,
that Your beloved may be delivered.
7 God has spoken from His sanctuary:108:7 Or in His holiness
"I will triumph!
I will parcel out Shechem
and apportion the Valley of Succoth.
8 Gileadis Mine, and Manasseh is Mine;
Ephraim is My helmet, Judah is My scepter.
9 Moabis My washbasin;
upon EdomI toss My sandal;
over PhilistiaI shout in triumph."
10 Who will bring me to the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?
11 Have You not rejected us, O God?
Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies?
12 Give us aid against the enemy,
for the help of man is worthless.
13 With God we will perform with valor,
and He will trample our enemies.
Lugar Bíblico
Cidade / Povoado
Shechem
Hoje: Tell Balata (Nablus)
שְׁכֶםshekhemΣυχέμSuchem
Shechem is a city in the hill country of Ephraim where Joshua made a covenant with the people, the citizens turned against Abimelech, and Israel gathered to make Rehoboam king (Joshua 24:25).
Gilead is the land Moses gave to Machir of Manasseh and where Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had their own land. Jair, who led Israel, and Elijah came from there (Numbers 32:40).
Moab is a land ruled by kings, such as Eglon and Balak, where David asked the king to shelter his parents; fire and punishment are proclaimed against it (Amos 2:2).
Edom is the land of Seir, where Jacob’s brother Esau lived. The king of Edom refused Israel passage through his land, and Edom rebelled against Judah (2 Kings 8:22).
Philistia is the land of the Philistines, where Gath was located. The Lord says that Philistia acted in vengeance and, with ancient hostility, sought to destroy Judah (Ezekiel 25:15).
Edom is the land of Seir, where Jacob’s brother Esau lived. The king of Edom refused Israel passage through his land, and Edom rebelled against Judah (2 Kings 8:22).